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Who resells POTS telephone lines in QC besides Bell and Tek?

I think Primus does.

EDIT: Jeez, that's expensive. Basic is $27 for the first 3 months, and $40 thereafter.

reply to Velix
YAK
ACN
Acanac sometimes does too since I heard ppl installing DSL on an Acanac phone line (??? not sure about this one however)

Some other companies like Cooptel installs unbundled loop and put a dialtone and a phone number on it, Primus is doing this sometimes and sometimes it's simply a Bell Reselling...

I think Yak Home Phone is only available in a few areas.

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Where is Yak Home Phone available?
Yak Home Phone is currently available in select areas in Ontario, namely: Kitchener-Waterloo, Barrie, and certain areas within Toronto. Stay tuned as we expand our coverage. Call Customer Service to verify service availability in your area at 1.800.490.7235.

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reply to Velix
Yeah, ACN is a pyramid scheme.

Most alarm companies offer a cellular-based option. They're normally very cheap, since they don't use voice or data (but signaling), far cheaper than a POTS line. They're also probably more reliable, since they don't rely on your phone line not being cut.
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reply to Velix
Montreal-DSL resells TekSavvy POTS if I'm not mistaken.

Same price though.

reply to Guspaz
True, but you're better off getting a POTS line if you have DSL.

I believe a cellular link is about $10/month at most alarm companies. Add to that the avg. $9.10/month dry loop fee and you've pretty much reached the same price of a POTS line with the added benefit of having a telephone line (TSI charges $21.48/month).

reply to Velix
It depends on the company. I don't know what ADT charges, but AlarmForce charges $5 for cellular. If you go with cable where you don't need to pay a dry loop fee, that can be substantially cheaper.

Basically, I would do this:

1) Basic outgoing VoIP service from voip.ms (pay only when alarm system dials out, so basically free after ATA purchase)
2) Cellular backup for $5-10 per month in case VoIP doesn't work
3) Cable service of some kind
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I used to be with ADT alarms, but the group contract with them was moved by the insurance company to Chubb. The price is about half by getting through the insurance company. My alarm system works on the POTS line. The insurance did send a warning letter about voip services as many won't work in a power outage. The alarm system has a back up battery to function several hours in a power outage.

reply to Velix
You can buy a UPS. A modem/router/ATA don't use much power. My old APC BR1500 was able to power my DSL modem and wireless router for 6 hours when I tested it years ago.
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reply to Velix
While cellular service for alarm systems is only 5$-10$, the equipment install cost can be quite high.

Chubb wanted to charge me 600$, so I said screw it and stayed with landline. Land line is only 12$ more than paying for cell service, but at least I have a land line and won't need to wait 50 months to break even.

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